Fire season: about 18 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34 | 1 |
| 2002 | 40 | 4 |
| 2003 | 35 | 6 |
| 2004 | 34 | 5 |
| 2005 | 26 | 3 |
| 2006 | 26 | 2 |
| 2007 | 32 | 4 |
| 2008 | 28 | 4 |
| 2009 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010 | 34 | 6 |
| 2011 | 53 | 15 |
| 2012 | 26 | 24 |
| 2013 | 47 | 47 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 |
| 2018 | 14 | 29 |
| 2019 | 28 | 68 |
| 2020 | 86 | 163 |
| 2021 | 17 | 48 |
| 2022 | 72 | 122 |
| 2023 | 31 | 73 |
| 2024 | 50 | 158 |
| 2025 | 64 | 173 |
| 2026 | 52 | 145 |
Tap a week to see the detections behind it.
A detection is a heat signal seen from space, not burned area or a count of separate fires.
November vs a usual year
Weeks of 26 Oct – 8 Nov, compared with the same weeks of every year since 2001
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~0.1
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~3.1 expected · usual 1.8
likely 0.0–11 · usual 0.0–4.5
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late January – late March
46% of annual activity
early August – late August
11% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 13.6× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.68).
Unusual years
2003
35
season ended 3 weeks early
2014
24
season began 25 weeks late
2015
24
season ended 6 weeks early
2018
14
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
2020
86
2.5× the normal annual activity
peak 6.5× stronger than normal
season ended 4 weeks early
2021
17
season ended 3 weeks late
2022
72
season ended 3 weeks late
2024
50
season ended 3 weeks early
2025
64
peak 3.6× stronger than normal
season ended 3 weeks late
2026
52
season ended 3 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 26% of past years at this time